Lipstick holder



H. BRODER LIPSTICK HOLDER April 1s, 195o INVENTR 2 Sheets-Sheet l T1 jfl.

Filed May 17, 1946 April 18, 1950 H, BRQDER 2,504,490

LIPSTICK HOLDER Filed May 17, 194e `2 sheets-sheet 2 INI/ENTOR. 47M

BY @i www l Patented Apr. 18, 1950 LIPSTICK HOLDER Harry Broder, New York, N. Y.; William Felstiner,

Leonard Bruder, and Joseph F. Berlinger, executors of said Harry Bruder, deceased, assignors to Leonard Bruder, Flushing, N. Y.

Application May 17, 1946, Serial No. 670,567

9 Claims.

The invention relates to a lipstick holder of the type which includes concentric inner and outer cylindrical shells, the inner shell presenting a longitudinal bore to receive a carrier for the lipstick cartridge, and the carrier being provided with a laterally extending pin to cooperate with a longitudinal slot in the inner shell and a helical groove in the outer shell. In some well known lipstick holders of the art, the carrier is provided with two opposed laterally extending pins which cooperate with two longitudinal slots in the inner shell and two helical grooves in the outer shell. In all cases, the arrangement is such that as the inner shell, for instance, is rotated relatively to the outer shell in one direction, the carrier will be moved longitudinally along the bore to project the lipstick cartridge, when its use is desired; whereas, when the parts are relatively ro tated in the opposite direction, the carrier will be moved in the reverse direction to retract the lipstick cartridge into the bore, as when it is not to be used, It is also customary to provide such a lipstick container with a cover or cap to prevent access to the lipstick of contaminating foreign matter, as well as to prevent the li-pstick itself from coming into Contact with and soiling other articles.`

It frequently happens, that in lipstick holders of the said types, the carrier for the lipstick cartridge will wobble when being projected from and retracted into the inner shell. This wobbling may result in the lipstick being pressed against the adjacent wall or the inner shell, smearing the latter, or it may result in staining the fingers of the user, or both these undesirable results may happen. Afurther and even more serious result is that the lipstick, which is carefully made to give the best service in use, maybe deformed and thus rendered less serviceable, if not entirely unt, for use. stick holders are rejected because of such faulty operations.

It is of rst importance, nevertheless, that the formation of theinner shell slots and the helical guides or grooves in the outer shell and of the pins-.which travel in them, as well as the resulting cooperation of the slots, grooves and pins, be oi such character that any binding or pinching of the pins in the slotsor grooves `or of the lipstick carrier in the inner shell will be entirely avoided, while yetpermitting the parts of the holders to be-made of any desiredimaterials, and it is .also of equal importance that the carrier or cup'shall be `.evenly'balanced in its" travels in theinner Indeed, in many instances the lip- 4 (Cl. 20G-56) shell so that any wobbling or swerving by the cup from a true course will not occur. i

Having the foregoing in View, the prime object of the invention is to produce a lipstick holder whose operative parts shall be so constructed and arranged that the lipstick cartridge carrier or cup, as it may properly be called, shall always be free and unrestrained in its travels through the inner shell to project the lipstick cartridge into operative position and then to retract the saine into inoperative position; and, contributing to this result, whose said cup shall at all times be properly supported in the grooves of the outer shell and maintained in stable equilibrium.

In effecting these and. other objects of the in`` vention and according to one feature thereof, the cartridge carrier or cup is pro-vided on its outer surface with oppositely spaced pins, disposed at the same level, and each of which is formed with a body portion which travels in a slot in the inner shell and a projecting head which travels in fa groove in the outer shell. The body of thegpin is fashioned with vertical sides which freely slide on the adjacent sides of the slot, thus conducing r to the stability of the cup in its travels in the shell. Further, the head of the pin is madeI with top and bottom faces which are inclined in order to conform to the p-itch of the groove in which the pin travels, and with its outer side conforming to the shape oi the vertical wall of the groove. Also, and of importance, broadly, the head projects laterally over the adjacent area of the outer surface of the inner shell, and in particular has wings, one on each of its oppositesides which slide over the respective adjacent areas of said outer surface, thus adding greatly to the stability of the cup when travelling,

According to another and leading feature of the invention, the cup and inner shell are provided with additional guiding and supporting means, one of said elements being formed with a laterally projecting longitudinal rib which slides in a slot formed in the other of said elements. In one form of the invention illustrated herein, the rib is formed on the cup and operates infa slot formed in the inner shell and, in one embodiment of this form, in a slot previously devoted to al pin. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cup is formed with two ribs opl positely disposed on its outer surface `and the inner shell is formed with two slots properly disposed for the ribs. And ,according to :yet another featureo'rthe invention,A the rib and improved form ofpin" described are formed in one embodiment of thein# 3 vention as an integral element, thus combining in one structure the advantages of both improved constructions and by this combination of them adding yet further advantages to the new ele* ment thus formed.

In the accompanying drawings there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention and certain modifications thereof, the same serving when taken in connection with the following description to set forth the principles and advantages of the invention.

Of the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a lipstick holder constructed in accordance with vthe invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical crosssection taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-section on an enlarged scale taken on the line 3;-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4. is an enlarged fragmentary View of the upper part of the holder; partly in section and partly in elevation, showing the parts in process of assembly;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the lipstick carrier or cup used in Figs. 1-4;

. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a modified form oflipstick carrier or cup, showing a combined rib and pin;

- Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section of the lower portion of a lipstick holder showing the modified form of cup illustrated in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a perspective View showing a further modified form of cup, with the combined rib and improved form of pin;

Fig. 9 is a horizontal crosssection similar to Fig. 3, showing the modified form of cup illustrated in Fig. 8;

Fig. '10 is a fragmentary elevational view, with the cup removed, of the modified form of holder shown in Figs. 8 and 9;

Fig. 11 is a horizontal cross-section, similar to Fig. 9, of another modified form of cup showing a pin. mounted on a novel form of rib;

Fig. 12 is a perspective View of a further modied form of cup, showing the pins and ribs disposed at right angles; and

u Fig. 13 is a horizontal cross-section similar to Fig. 11,'showing the modied form of cup of Fig. 12 mounted in the holder.

Referring to the drawings in detail, each of the preferred embodiments of the lipstick holder illustrated, when assembled for use, includes an inner cylindrical shell I having a bore 2 serving as a guide for a cylindrical lipstick cartridge carrier or cup 3 adapted to contain a lipstick cartridge 4.

The shell I is formed integrally with a base member 5. An outer shell member 6, concentric with the inner shell I, encircles the latter with the exception of the base member 5. The lipstick holder further includes a cap 'I, which completely encircles the outer shell I and which frictionally engages knobs 8 on the outer cylindrical surface 8a of a reduced portion 9 of the base 5, see Fig. 2. The lipstick holder as a whole or its different elements may be made of any desired materials, as metals or plastics, although the present improvements are particularly applicable to molded plastic materials.

The cartridge cup 3 is open at the top to receive the lipstick cartridge 4 which, when in" serted in the cup, is suitably held against turning, as by triangular prongs I I] rising from a base plate II. It is to be understood that the lipstick cartridge is relatively soft and must be pushed down into the cup, when the device is being loaded, to become impaledV on the prongs I0.

A cartridge cup supported in the grooves of the outer shell by two oppositely disposed pins on the cup in what may be termed a two-point support, a form common in the art, will be supported in some but not all directions and therefore is subject to wobbling. According to the invention, and in one embodiment thereof, this two-point support of the art is improved so that the cup, which is loosely fitting in the inner shell, is supported in two main directions running transversely or at right angles to each other, thus eliminating any wobbling or unsteadiness of the cup in either of said directions. As shown, see Fig. 5, the'cup 3 is provided with two combined rib and pin elements I2, I2a formed integrally with and projecting laterally from the outer cylindrical surface of the cup and located preferably near the bottom of the cup. These elements are suitably spaced apart, preferably and are both at the same level. The elements I2 and I2a are iinished each in its body portion with vertical sides i3, i3d to provide in effect laterally projecting guide ribs which freely slide on the adjacent sides of slots I4, Ilia in the inner shell in which the elements travel, thus checking any tilting motion of the elements or the cup in a lateral direction or at an angle to the length of the elements. To check any tilting or wobbling of the cup both laterally and longitudinally of the elements I2, I2a, the head of each element, which in effect is a pin projecting laterally from the associated guide rib, is made with tcp and bottom faces I5, Ita, see Fig. 5, which are inclined, in order to conform to the pitch of the groove I6 in the outer shell in which the pin travels, and with its outer face Isa conforming to the shape of the adjacent wall of the groove. A further and important improvementA associated with the pin will be set forth in connection with another embodiment of the invention, presently to be described, but it will be seen that with the form of pin thus far shown there is afforded a decided improvement in stabilizing the motion of the cup in its travel in the shell.

According to a principal feature of the invention, additional means are provided for supporting and guiding the cup in its travels in the inner shell. As shown in Fig. 12, the cup 3 is provided on its outer cylindrical surface with two longitudinal ribs I'I, Hd extending each from a point near the bottom of the cup to the top thereof, and the ribs preferably being oppositely disposed and each midway of pins I8, Illa. The inner shell I is formed with suitable slots I9, Ia (see Fig. 13) appropriately disposed for the ribs I'I, I'Ia.

A variant of this feature of the invention is shown in Fig. 6, in which the pins I8, I8a are formed on the ribs I'I, I'Ia, which slide in the said slots I9, IQa, this construction avoiding the necessity for additional slots for the pins. It' has the further advantage that the pin and rib, forming thus one integral structure, are helped in their respective functions each by the other, the rib by the support which it obtains from the pin in the latters free contact with the sides of the groove of the outer shell and the pin by the support which it receives from the rib in the ribs free engagement with the sides of the slot in the inner shell I. It will be noted that the special advantage inherent in this combination of rib and pin as an integral element will obtain even if the pin, as shown in Fig. 6, be of a cylindrical shape of the art.

' Another form of the combined rib! and pin -is shown in "Fi'gf8`g wh'icliffislikefthe forni shown in Fig;v 6 except `tl`i"at-the pin,while generally of theshape shown in Fig. 5, is formed to project overfthe adacent outer surface ofthe'inner shell it' '.'Preferablyit has wings-20,v` zwhichiproject, as well shown in Fig. 10, onefroml each-side of the* pin,` `and respectively "slide on the f'adjacent sufacesof the outersurface'of the inner 'shell I These wings may be `f-anyde"si:'1"`ed` fslapeand size,- fthe examples illustrated affording -fsuificiiltewng" 4surface for" the'dsired crltat with the surface of the inner shell. It .willbef seen tltlwthths'Wih'St1uotl,'Se" Figs."`9 and 10, each of? theopposite'edgeportions of the inner shell, dening each of the oppositelyfdisposed fac" Tof" thecup "3," a verticali side? of a pimand 'an'inner side f the wing of the coacting pin,

respectively. Further, each wing of the pin will ori-its innerfside 4Slideon the outer surfaceo'f the innerl shell; "on itsoute side makefre'e; contact with th inner wall "ofthe groove in the outershell; and on its top and bottom faces; respectively, will freely engage the upper and lower walls of the groove, to the pitch of which saidfffaces*` conform.; Thev great advantages inheren't in such a construction -andcombination of parts will be obvious. i

It will beobserved that with a construction ef two opposedribs andtwo pins as 'heretofore described, efficient means are providedfor preventing "any, tilting or wobbling of the cup` in tli'dire'ction f af'straight linedrawn between said ribs or between said pins, inwh'atfmay be called a fore and aft motion,` and that'with the ib'sdisposedv each between and apartfroin the pins,A any wobblirlg in a direction of a line between thepins or transversely to the fore and aft motion described is also checked. now be noted that if the ribs are extended laterally, as shown in Fig. l1, a check to both these fore and aft and transverse tiltings of the cup is` prende@ the. extent, ,0f .which in the transverse direction depends upon the Width. of the rib.` Ribs 22 and 22a, formed to describe an arc of about 60, as shownin-said Figmll, will` furnish a structure, operative between the cooperating` walls of the inner and outer shells, which will check wobbling or ktilting ofthe cup in any direction. And to the" effect produced by the width of the ribs 22 and 22d is added the effect ofthe pins bearing upon the upper and lower faces of the inner walls of the grooves in the outer shells. l"The inner shellmisY divided above its l'base into sections, partly cylindrical in form, their edges being cut away to present the longitudinal slots heretofore described through which the pins and ribs extend. The pins, whether mounted directly upon the cup 3 or upon the ribs I'I, IIa project beyond the slots and into helical grooves of the outer shell B. In order to avoid any possibility of the pins becoming pinched or wedged in the slots or grooves, they are formed as heretofore described to slide freely therein. The grooves start at the bottomfof the shell and terminate at the top thereof. The slots and grooves are spaced apart to correspond with the spacing of the ribs and pins. When the ribs are located on the cup apart from the pins, as shown for instance in Figs. l2 and 13, the inner shell I will be formed with four slots in correspondence with the said ribs and pins and the outer shell with four grooves. When, however. the

It will ribsa'nd pins arefcombined in'fon'e elementifra's in Figs. 6 and ll, two slots in the inner? shell will be suflicient; each of a width to correspond with the width of the ribs,v and two grooves will suffice inthe outer* shell. Herefit maybe noted Vthat the inner shellI is recessed as'at` 2I to accommodate that portion of the-cup 3"be low thepins. f e

According to the*4 `foregoing arrangement, when the Vcup 3 is in its lowermost position, vsee Fig. '12, the lipstick cartridge will be located entirelyfwithihtheconfines of the bore 2; However',- assuming that the cap "l has been removed. when the inner shell I and the outer shell 5 are 'relativelyrotated as by holding the outer shellv and rotating the base portion of the inner shell I in'onedire'ction, the cup 3, by virtue of theengagementV of its'pins, say, I2, 12a in the longitudinal slots I4, I 4a, respectively, ofthe inner shell I, and the helical grooves I6, IBI, of the outer shell, will be moved outwardly to project the lipstick beyond the bore 2 so that access to it may be had; and, conversely, when the inner and outer shells `are relatively rotated in the opposite direction,the cup 3 will bemoved inwardly to retract lthe lipstick cartridge within the confines of thebore. i Y

The inner-shell I is formed at the top with an external annular boss 23 which fits into a complementary recess 24 formed in the'inner face of the outer shell S, the boss 23 and the recess 24 presenting interengaging shoulders in` a plane perpendicular to the axis of the holder. At its loi/verwend, the outer shell-B engages the base 5 of the inner shell. This construction at the opposite ends ofthe shells effectively 'locks themA against relative longitudinal movement, while permitting free relative rotative movement, once the parts areassembled. mWherrthe-'cap 'I isin place with its lower eng engaging' an annular shoulder 25 presented at the top, of `thelarger'portion of the base 5, it completely enclo'ses the outer shell 6 and is frictionally locked to said base as heretofore described. Th'e friction, however, is `not so great but that the user readily will be able to assemblethe cap. Since'the capor cover I when inservice engages the base member of the inner-shell I and since there isv full clearance between 'the cap and the outer "shell,l relative rotation between the inner and the outer shells is impossible and there will be no danger of the lipstick' cartridge Vbeing crushed against the top of thecap As shown in Fig. 4, there'is formed in one edge of each slotin theinner shell nearthe top, ,d protrusion 26 which acts as a stop to limitthe upward movement'of the cartridge cup since it stands in the path of any pin or rib travelling in the slot. Also, the opposed walls of each slot terminate at the top in complementary bevelled portions 21 and 28 which, when the parts are assembled, overlap one another, giving an optical illusion of continuity except for a slight line which is unnoticeable unless attention is directed particularly to it. The illusion is further enhanced by Ibevelling oppositely the different edges of each shell section.

As the inner shell is formed, the walls of the slots therein flare outwardly toward the top. In this manner, there are provided adequate openings at the upperpends of the slots readily to admit the protruding pins and ribs on the sides of the carrier, which is the first step in the assembly of the parts. It will also be noted that such construction facilitates removal of the vshell from the molding core.

' After the cartridge cup 3 has been placed in the inner shell l, the latter is inserted endwise into the outer shell 6. In performing this operation, the cylindrical sections are pressed togetherl against their natural tendency to maintain their molded form, and entered into that end of the outer shell which is opposite the recess 2l, the entry being facilitated by an internal bevel formed at the lower inner end of the outer shell 6. Thereafter, the inner shell is pushed up into the outer shell until the pins and ribs are entered into the lowei` open ends of the helical grooves which, as before stated, are disposed in correspondence with the pins and ribs. Then the two shells are rotated, one relatively to the other, to enter the pins and ribs into the lower open ends of the helical grooves. By this same rotation of the two shells, the base portion 5 of the inner shell is brought up against the lower end of the outer shell. At that time, the boss 23 at the top of the inner shell comes into register with the annular recess 24 in the outer shell, whereupon the sections of the inner shell, being under stress, will spring out and seat in the recess, thereby locking the parts together in assembled relation.

t will now be seen that in a lipstick holder constructed as heretofore described the cartridge cup is free to slide Without binding or undue friction in its up and down movements. Furthermore, because of the longitudinal and lateral support of the cup in the slots and, grooves, it will be properly supported in all directions and at all times in its travel in the inner shell, any tipping orfofi-baiance movement of the cup, whereby it could become jammed or impeded in its movement, being avoided.

The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the precise constructions shown and described, as many changes may be made in the details thereof without departing from the main principles of the invention or sacrificing its chief advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A lipstickholder including in combination, a cartridge cup having a laterally projecting longitudinal rib extending from near the bottom of the cup to the top thereof and a pin projecting laterally from the rib and located near the bottom of the rib, an inner shell member presenting a bore to accommodate said cup and formed with a longitudinal slot for the rib, and an outer shell member formed with a helical groove in its inner i surface for the pin, said shell members being relatively rotatable, in one direction to project the lipstick cartridge outwardly from the bore for use, and in the opposite direction to retract the cartridge into the bore.

` 2. A lipstick holder as in claim l, characterized in that the pin extends laterally beyond a side of the longitudinal rib.

3. A lipstick holder as in claim 1, characterized in that the pin extends laterally beyond both sides of the longitudinal rib.

4. A lipstick holder as in claim 1, characterized inthat the rib extends laterally beyond a side of the pin.

5. A lipstick holder as in claim 1, characterized in that the rib extends laterally beyond both sides of the pin.

6.- A lipstick holder including in combination, a cartridge cup having a laterally projecting longitudinal rib and a pin projecting laterally from the rib, said rib being of substantially greater length than the height of the pin, an inner shell member presenting a bore to accommodate said cup and formed With a longitudinal slot for the rib, and an outer shell member formed with a helical groove in its inner surface for the pin, said shell members being relatively rotatable, in one direction to project the lipstick cartridge outwardly from the bore for use, and in the opposite direction to retract the cartridge into the bore.

7. A lipstick holder as in claim 6 characterized in that the rib extends laterally beyond both sides of the pin.

, 8. A lipstick holder as in claim 6 characterized in that the pin extends laterally beyond both sides of the rib.

9. A lipstick holder as in claim 6 characterized in that one of said rib and pin parts extends laterally beyond a side of the other of said parts.

` HARRY BRODER.

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